Mobile insulation system

Abstract

Rigid wall shelters are used throughout the world for shipping, living quarters, and housing for electronic systems and are energy inefficient. While investigating energy-efficient technologies for rigid wall shelters the discovery was made to insulate the outside of the shelter rather than the inside. Space is often limited inside of the shelter. The invention of an external, re-deployable insulation system was developed. The present invention is an insulating system composed of three main components. The first component is multiple, purpose cut flexible envelopes filled with insulating materials (which creates a panel). The second component is multiple insulating strips that cover the joint between the panels. The final component is a weatherproof outer covering that protects the entire system from the elements.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A mobile insulation system comprising:
 a panel array comprising: 
 a plurality of panels configured to cover a rigid wall structure, comprising flexible envelopes filled with an insulating material, wherein each of the plurality of panels comprises an attachment hardware configured to couple adjacent panels of the plurality of panels, 
 wherein the attachment hardware comprises a panel fastener disposed on an outboard surface of adjacent panels of the plurality of panels; 
 a plurality of insulating strips configured to cover joints between each of the plurality of panels, wherein each of the plurality of insulating strips comprise:
 a flexible base member, 
 a strip fastener coupled to the flexible base member and configured to couple to the fastener of the panel fastener, and 
 a flexible insulating material coupled to the base member and configured to cover a gap between adjacent panels of the plurality of panels; and 
 
 a weatherproof outer covering disposed over the panel array and configured to protect the mobile insulation system and the rigid wall structure from the elements. 
 
     
     
       2. The mobile insulation system of  claim 1 , wherein the mobile insulation system is custom fit to an exterior of the rigid wall structure for energy reduction. 
     
     
       3. The mobile insulation system of  claim 1 , wherein the outer covering is custom printed to meet concealment requirements. 
     
     
       4. The mobile insulation system of  claim 3 , wherein the custom print comprises any one of operational camouflage pattern, a log cabin pattern, a foliage pattern, a boulder pattern, a sand color, and any combination thereof. 
     
     
       5. The mobile insulation system of  claim 1 , wherein the attachment hardware comprises a first zipper disposed on an outboard surface of the panel and a second zipper disposed on an inboard surface of the panel. 
     
     
       6. The mobile insulation system of  claim 1 , wherein the attachment hardware comprises:
 a D-ring coupled to an outboard surface of the plurality of panels; and 
 a strap coupled to the D-rings of adjacent panels of the plurality of panels. 
 
     
     
       7. The mobile insulation system of  claim 1 , wherein the attachment hardware comprises a panel magnet coupled to an inboard surface of at least one of the plurality of panels and configured to couple to a wall of the rigid wall structure. 
     
     
       8. The mobile insulation system of  claim 7 , wherein the panel magnet is disposed in a pouch. 
     
     
       9. The mobile insulation system of  claim 7 , wherein the attachment hardware further comprises a wall magnetic plate attached to the wall of the rigid wall structure and configured to couple to the panel magnet. 
     
     
       10. The mobile insulation system of  claim 1 , wherein the fastener comprises a hook-and-loop fastener. 
     
     
       11. The mobile insulation system of  claim 1 , wherein the strip fastener comprises a hook-and-loop fastener.